According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, over 50 percent of
opioid users get drugs not from a pharmacy, not from a drug dealer, but from someone's medicine cabinet.
Not exact matches
Vivitrol, on the other hand, is designed to block
opioid receptors in the brain, which prevents
users from
getting high and, in theory, helps break their addiction.
Onondaga County held a heroin and
opioid forum to provide information on the drug epidemic and how
users can
get help.
«Rather than educating youth about the dangers of
opioids, focusing on
getting hardened drug dealers poisoning our children off the streets, and offering addicts effective treatment, we will instead signal to
users that addiction is a manageable condition and you can partake in illegal
opioid use nearly risk - free.»
«Pain sensitivity is a major issue for
users of
opioid drugs because the more you take, the more the drug can increase your sensitivity to pain, so you may never quite
get the level of relief you need.